All articles La Buse
ON THE AFRICAN COAST by Marina Carter
French pirate Olivier Le Vasseur, alias La Buse, is sailing off West Africa, where the captain of a captured British slave ship provides a revealing insight into life on board his ship.
AT THE COMOROS by Marina Carter
La Buse is shipwrecked with his ship off the Comoros and is picked up by the pirate captain Taylor. Together they engage in a memorable battle with a ship belonging to the British East India Company.
THE RAID ON RÉUNION by Marina Carter
La Buse and his companions embark on one of their most lucrative raids – one of the unfortunate victims is the outgoing Portuguese Viceroy of India.
LA BUSE WRITES A LETTER by Marina Carter
Why did Le Vasseur give up the chance of amnesty? A letter discovered in the archives reveals the astonishing truth.
THE PIRATE AS WARlord by Marina Carter
How and why did the French pirate become the warlord of a Malagasy king? This little-known and astonishing episode from the life of La Buse is revealed here.
CONVICTED AND CONDEMNED by Marina Carter
Find out how the notorious La Buse was finally captured, put in chains and transported to the island of La Réunion to be tried for his pirate activities.
CONFIDENCE AND LIES by Marina Carter
How did a disgracefully hanged French pirate secure a kind of immortality? And why is so much of his legend false?
WHAT SHIPSWRACKS DISCOVER by Marina Carter
New discoveries have been made that finally mark a turning point in the history of La Buse. Tangible artifacts of cultural heritage have been found!
All articles Cryptogram
The cipher that has been sprouting the fantasies of many people in all its aspects for 90 years.
All articles Backgrounds
Stories and history about the “Golden Era of Piracy”, La Buse and the cryptogram.